Scientific Collaborator / Scientific Collaboratoress

Scientific Collaborator / Teaching Assistant

50%, Zurich, fixed-term

We are looking for a Scientific Collaborator / Teaching Assistant to join our team at ETH Zürich from July 2026 or by agreement.

As part of the team, you will contribute to teaching and course preparation, including providing inputs and tutorials, organizing lectures, facilitating discussions, and supporting the writing and editing of academic and teaching-related texts.

Project Background

Studio Maria Conen

The Chair of Architecture and Housing approaches architecture as an ecological, social, and material practice shaping forms of living together. It addresses climate adaptation, resource cycles, and housing as a relational system embedded within landscape, water, and infrastructure.

The Chair develops architecture as a mediating discipline, where spatial, material, and environmental logics converge. Through design and research, housing is understood as an interconnected, multi-scalar construct that integrates regenerative design, circular processes, and the interplay between natural and built systems. A particular focus lies on water as a spatial and formative driver, alongside a continuous exploration of form as a means to address these questions.

Through teaching, research, and collaboration, the Chair fosters experimental design practices grounded in observation, making, and critical reflection, aiming to produce a precise and strong design for contemporary habitation.

Job Description

For our Bachelor’s and Master’s design studio, we are looking for a part-time Teaching Assistant (50%).

• Teaching days: Tuesday and Wednesday
• Additional 10% workload distributed throughout the week

The role includes:

• Contributing to teaching and course preparation, including inputs, tutorials, lectures, and discussions
• Preparing and supporting seminar weeks and study trips, including organizational and content-related tasks
• Supporting the writing and editing of academic and teaching-related texts

We are looking for candidates with a strong interest in:

• Reuse and circular thinking
• Biodiversity and ecology
• Landscape
• Architectural representation (drawings, photography, models)
• Housing

Responsibilities

• Prepare and organize teaching materials for the design studio
• Support and guide students in developing their projects (concept, structure, detailing)
• Provide technical and architectural expertise
• Contribute to the writing, editing, and proofreading of academic, research, and teaching-related texts

Profile

• Degree in Architecture with 2-3 years of professional experience
• Strong design and technical skills
• Interest in academic teaching and research
• High level of initiative, strong communication skills, and a collaborative yet independent working style
• Fluency in English and German
• Preferably pursuing or planning to establish an independent practice

Workplace

ETH Zurich offers a vibrant work environment where innovation and collaboration thrive.

We Offer

• Your job with impact: Become part of ETH Zurich, which not only supports your professional development but also actively contributes to positive change in society.
• You can expect numerous benefits, such as public transport season tickets and car sharing, a wide range of sports offered by the ASVZ, childcare, and attractive pension benefits.

We Value Diversity and Sustainability

In line with our values, ETH Zurich encourages an inclusive culture. We promote equality of opportunity, value diversity, and nurture a working and learning environment in which the rights and dignity of all our staff and students are respected. Visit our Equal Opportunities and Diversity website to find out how we ensure a fair and open environment that allows everyone to grow and flourish. Sustainability is a core value for us - we are consistently working towards a climate-neutral future.

Curious? So Are We.

We look forward to receiving your online application using the form below. Please ensure that your submission includes:

• Motivation letter (max. 1 A4 page)
• Curriculum Vitae (A4 format)
• Portfolio including work samples (PDF, max. 10 MB)

Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

About ETH Zürich

ETH Zurich is one of the world's leading universities specialising in science and technology. We are renowned for our excellent education, cutting-edge fundamental research, and direct transfer of new knowledge into society. Over 30,000 people from more than 120 countries find our university to be a place that promotes independent thinking and an environment that inspires excellence. Located in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, we work together to develop solutions for the global challenges of today and tomorrow.